Exam 6: Memory

The three major categories of information, or types of memory, in long-term memory are:

Amber walked in her front door and put her textbook in the kitchen instead of in its normal spot on her desk. Ten minutes later she was unable to find her textbook. Absentmindedness is the most likely explanation for Amber's memory lapse.

When the gill-withdrawal reflex of the sea snail Aplysia has been successfully conditioned to a stimulus such as a squirt of water from a WaterPik, observed changes in the neural circuit include:

Explain why prospective memory failures occur and describe at least three things you can do to minimize prospective memory failures in your own life.

Briefly describe the three-stage model of memory, and explain how the memory stages interact.

Which psychologist searched for the brain location of a classically conditioned eye blink response in rabbits?

Researchers found that for Chinese and Taiwanese respondents, early autobiographical memories tended to focus on:

For most people, déjà vu experiences probably involve the common memory processes of source amnesia and inattentional blindness.

A schema is simply a cluster of knowledge or information about a particular topic, such as amusement parks, airplanes, or college dormitories.

The typical sequence of behaviors or actions at a common event, such as checking out at a grocery store or going to the movies, is a particular type of schema that psychologists call a script.

The key conflict in the "memory wars" is:

The active, working memory system that holds all of the information that you are currently thinking about is called short-term memory.

Of the different stages of memory, _____ memory has the shortest duration.

Describe some of the typical features of déjà vu experiences.

H.M. was able to supply a limited amount of biographical information about people who had become famous since his surgery, including John F. Kennedy, Woody Allen, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Using visual imagery is a good way to improve memory.

Although research has plainly shown that so-called flashbulb memories function in the same way as ordinary memories, people tend to be very confident that their flashbulb memories are highly accurate memories of the details of the particular event.

Which of the following studies clearly contradicts the decay theory of forgetting?

Which of the following does NOT interfere with memory consolidation?

Neurological evidence suggests that at least some instances of déjà vu are related to brain dysfunction, and in particular, temporal lobe disruptions.